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Webster 1913 Edition

Despumate

Des′pu-mate

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Despumated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Despumating
.]
[L.
despumatus
, p. p. of
despumare
to despume;
de-
+
spumare
to foam, froth,
spuma
froth, scum.]
To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.

Webster 1828 Edition

Despumate

DESPUMATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. Froth or scum.] To foam; to froth; to form froth or scum.

Definition 2024

despumate

despumate

English

Verb

despumate ‎(third-person singular simple present despumates, present participle despumating, simple past and past participle despumated)

  1. To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.

Latin

Verb

dēspūmāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēspūmō

Etymology

From Latin despumatus, past participle of despumare to despume; de- + spumare ‎(“to foam, froth”), spuma ‎(“froth, scum”).

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